"JW" > wrote in message
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> Hey - I usually just buy fresh and cook, but our local Piggly Wiggly is
> running a pretty good sale. Does anybody have experience with freezing
> uncooked butts? Does it affect taste or texture? How long can I store it
> frozen? How long should it take to thaw out an 8# butt in the fridge? Does
> a meat thermometer read accurately enough at low temps to know when it's
> unfrozen? Anything else I need to know? Thanks for all the advice and
> feedback.
> JW
>
the Pig here(wisconsin) had butts at $.99/lb last week---bought them stilll
in the cyro and froze---kinda small but will make great sausage or
sandwiches
buzz

"JW" > wrote in message
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> "2fatbbq" > wrote in message
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>> "JW" > wrote in message
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>>> Hey - I usually just buy fresh and cook, but our local Piggly Wiggly is
>>> running a pretty good sale. Does anybody have experience with freezing
>>> uncooked butts? ..snip snip...
>>>
>> the Pig here(wisconsin) had butts at $.99/lb last week---bought them
>> stilll in the cyro and froze---kinda small but will make great sausage or
>> sandwiches
>> buzz
> Thanks for all the feedback, I guess I'll give it a shot freezing a
> couple. Same price this week at our Pig, which is considerably cheaper
> than I can usually find them. Most of the ones in the counter are pretty
> small, but the butcher will get me 7.5-8# ones anytime I ask. He told me
> theirs have never been frozen. Thanks again.
> JW
>
IMO freezing really doesn't hurt the quality of butts--as long as it isn't a
frost free freezer anyway
buzz

Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> "2fatbbq" > wrote
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>> IMO freezing really doesn't hurt the quality of butts--as long as it
>> isn't a frost free freezer anyway
>> buzz
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>
> OK, time for me to learn something.... what does the frost free thing
> have to do with it?

Frost-free can be problematic with dehydrating --- and freezer burn ---
meats, unless properly and thoroughly wrapped.

--
Dave
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

"Nunya Bidnits" > wrote in message
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> "2fatbbq" > wrote
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>> IMO freezing really doesn't hurt the quality of butts--as long as it
>> isn't
> a
>> frost free freezer anyway
>> buzz
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>
> OK, time for me to learn something.... what does the frost free thing have
> to do with it?
>
> MartyB in KC
>
what Dave said plus they usually cost more to run